Mass Of The Holy Spirit Brings Canisius Community Together
September 3, 2010
Canisius students, faculty, administrators and members of the Jesuit community gathered yesterday (September 2) in the Montante Cultural Center for the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. A chicken barbecue followed in the Quad for all members of the Canisius community.
Submitted by: Office of Web Services
Category: Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students | No Comments »2010-11 ArtsCanisius Season Begins September 10
September 3, 2010
The 2010-2011 ArtsCanisius season begins Friday, September 10 at 5 p.m. with an art reception in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library featuring the work of Rev. Michael Flecky, S.J. Also, the first Meet-the-Faculty recital is Sunday, September 12 at 3 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center and includes performances by faculty members, Anna Mattix, oboe; Ellen Barnum, bassoon; Jane Cary, piano; Melissa Thorburn, mezzo-soprano; Karen Schmid, piano; Bryan Eckenrode, cello and Michael Colquhoun, flute. Both events are free and open to the public.
For more information on these or any other ArtsCanisius event, click here.
Submitted by: Ellen Barnum, assistant director, ArtsCanisius
Category: Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students | No Comments »Clickers Now On Campus
September 3, 2010
The FacTS Center has partnered with eInstruction to support the CPS Wireless Student Response system on campus.
The CPS system is open to a variety of uses. Faculty members can use it to poll students in their class and quickly receive group answers. Administrative staff can use it for larger group meetings or seminars for the same purpose. The system allows students and meeting participants to interact with the instructor or leader in a wide variety of ways, and is an especially wonderful way for faculty to engage students in class.
Those wishing to utilize the CPS system are eligible to receive a free receiver for use in the classroom or meeting. The clickers are available for purchase in the bookstore along with other course supplies.
For more information, please contact Chris Filkins in the FacTS Center (CT-003) at Ext. 8353. Please note – eInstruction CPS is the only “clicker” hardware/software currently supported on campus. For any concerns or questions regarding other clickers, please contact Chris Filkins in the FacTS Center.
Submitted by: Chris Filkins, academic technology specialist, academic computing
Category: Faculty, Staff, Students | No Comments »New Softchalk, Elluminate Software To Be Used
September 3, 2010
This Fall, Information Technology Services (ITS) rolls out two great pieces of software on campus that will amplify online course content and promote interactive learning.
Softchalk helps faculty to easily engage their students through the creation of interactive content including games, quiz questions and pop-up text annotations. Specialized training sessions will be held beginning October 29 with a three-week “Mission Softchalk” seminar for all levels of users ranging from beginners to advanced users.
Softchalk is available to all faculty and staff. For information about Softchalk and the October 29 training sessions, click here.
Elluminate is a virtual environment and web-conferencing tool optimized for learning. Students can also use Elluminate if their instructors have set up a room for them. For information about Elluminate, click here.
Submitted by: Leah MacVie, instructional designer, ITS
Category: Faculty, Staff | No Comments »Mass of the Holy Spirit Today (September 2)
September 2, 2010
From Scott A. Chadwick, PhD, vice president for academic affairs
Welcome back to campus and the new academic year. This year promises to be an exciting and significant year for Canisius. Kicking off the start of the Celebration of Spirit, we will celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit today at 1:15 p.m. This Mass has been a traditional way for Catholic schools to start the academic year since medieval times.
Continuing our tradition of inclusion, all faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate. Freshmen, residence hall floors and student clubs have been personally invited to participate in the Mass. There will be a trumpeter’s call to order for students in the residence halls at 12:30 p.m. Faculty will gather in the Old Main Faculty Lounge to don regalia, and then process onto the Quad to arrive in front of Christ the King Chapel by 12:55 p.m. At 1 p.m., Rev. John Bucki, S.J., Katie Eldredge (president of the Undergraduate Student Association), and I will say a few words to our new students and others in attendance. Then, we will process to the Montante Cultural Center (MCC), led by a bagpiper and faculty members. Faculty and staff will line the entryway to MCC to honor and greet the students. In the event of rain, faculty will gather in the rear of MCC to process into the facility.
I personally invite you to participate in this event. It is crucial for our students to see and know that faculty and staff will join them in celebrating the start of the new academic year. It is also important for the campus community to come together and celebrate as part of our enduring campus culture.
Any faculty member in need of regalia should contact Michael Raham, manager of the Canisius Bookstore, at rahamm@canisius.edu or Ext. 2336 as soon as possible. He will arrange for regalia to be rented for you.
Classes that meet from 1 – 2:15 p.m. are to be cancelled unless in the judgment of the teacher it would create an exceptional burden for the particular class. Professors whose classes overlap or extend beyond the time period are encouraged to make it possible for students to participate in the Mass, and should use their own discretion with regard to holding the class. In any case, please advise your students in advance whether your class is a special case and needs to meet during the Mass of the Holy Spirit.
After the Mass, all are welcome to a barbecue in the Quad. The barbecue is sponsored by the Campus Programming and Leadership Development Office, the Student Programming Board, the Office of Alumni Relations, and the offices of each of our vice presidents.
I look forward to seeing you this afternoon.
Submitted by: Scott A. Chadwick, PhD, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Category: Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students | No Comments »September Schedule For Outlook Demonstrations Posted
September 2, 2010
The September schedule for Outlook demonstrations is now available. Two demonstrations have been scheduled each week throughout September. In October, one introductory Outlook demonstration each week will be offered which will begin to introduce an advanced Outlook presentation for the other session. Like the Outlook demonstrations, the same topic will be presented for October so you will have more than one chance to register for the advanced session.
Register for one of the introductory sessions by clicking here. All attendees are asked to bring questions and challenges with them.
Submitted by: Joseph F. Rizzo, academic technology specialist, FacTS/ITS
Category: Faculty, Staff | No Comments »Fall 2010 Online Course Development Workshop
September 2, 2010
For those looking to teach online in the Spring, there are upcoming Fall sessions of the Online Course Development Workshop that are highly recommended. For more information and to register, click here (Adobe Acrobat PDF).
The Online Course Development Workshop was created to guide instructors and staff through the online course creation process. It is highly encouraged that instructors attend if they intend to teach online.
Submitted by: Leah MacVie, instructional designer, ITS
Category: Faculty, Staff | No Comments »Griff Guide to Teaching Online
September 2, 2010
Teaching an online, hybrid, or blended course this coming Fall? The updated Griff Guide to Teaching Online is now posted here (Adobe Acrobat PDF).
Submitted by: Leah MacVie, instructional designer, ITS
Category: Faculty, Staff | No Comments »Canisius Announces Home Ownership Initiative In Hamlin Park
September 1, 2010
Canisius President John J. Hurley announced a new college-sponsored housing program designed to return college-owned houses in the Hamlin Park neighborhood to owner-occupiers during a news conference held yesterday (August 31).
Pictured from left to right are: Elizabeth Huckabone, president, Belmont Housing Resources for WNY; John J. Hurley, president, Canisius College, Stephanie Barber, president, Hamlin Park Taxpayers’ Association; and Michael D. Riegel, vice president for housing development, Belmont Housing Resources for WNY who attended the formal announcement of the new program.
To watch a video of the news conference and read more about this program, click here.
Submitted by: Office of Public Relations
Category: Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students | No Comments »Updates On State, Federal Budget Impact On Student Aid
September 1, 2010
New York State
After a delay of more than four months, the State Legislature completed action on the 2010-2011 budget in early August. Working to close a gap of more than $9 billion, the budget cut several billion dollars in spending while also raising taxes and fees by more than $1 billion.
Cuts impacting Canisius students included the following:
- An across-the-board cut in all Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards of $75. In the past academic year, more than 1,400 Canisius students received a TAP award.
- The elimination of Graduate TAP awards.
- Various minor changes in TAP that tightened satisfactory academic progress requirements; eliminated TAP eligibility for loan defaulters; and reduced TAP awards for married students.
- A two percent cut in Bundy Direct Aid to colleges, which Canisius uses for student aid. The budget cut will reduce Bundy funds received by Canisius by approximately $9,000 this year.
Part of the state budget process also included nearly7, 000 appropriation vetoes by Governor Paterson, including two grants affecting Canisius: a $25,000 appropriation for the 2010 NCAA basketball tournament; and an $8,000 appropriation for the college’s Literacy Center. Reimbursement claims have been submitted on both appropriations, however, and the college will receive the funds.
The Federal Budget
As President Obama and the Congress work on federal spending and deficit issues, the Pell program that provides financial assistance to students has become part of the discussion. Because of a larger number of students who are eligible for Pell awards, and because student and family economic conditions in many cases result in higher individual awards, a shortfall of approximately $6 billion has developed in total funds available for the program. While the funding shortfall could result in a reduction in Pell grants, that outcome is not seriously anticipated at this time.
Submitted by: Ken Kruly, director, government relations
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